Campus-wide power outage closes dining halls, locks students out of buildings

As of 1 p.m., power has been restored to many buildings on campus and dining locations are Umphrey Lee, Arnold Dining and Hughes-Trigg are operating.

The outage was caused by construction activities, according to an e-mail by SMU Information.

SMU reported that some areas in the southwest of campus will be without power for several hours Wednesday afternoon. Affected areas include Perkins School of Theology, Ford Stadium, Loyd All-Sports Center, Cockrell-McIntosh, Morrison-McGinnis and McElvaney Commons. The Owen Fine Arts Center is still without power.

Residents in Moore and Hawk halls can expect to be without power for at least 24 hours. Residence Life and Student Housing will be managing accommodations for these students, if necessary.

Many classes have been canceled due to the outage throughout the afternoon while some have continued without power.